Greg Gianforte wins Montana and apologises for allegedly body-slamming reporter

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Greg Gianforte wins Montana and apologises for allegedly body-slamming reporter
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Republican Greg Gianforte has won in the special election for Montana's sole seat in the House of Representatives, according to theAssociated Press (https://apnews.com/a2e74880f41a4471a7619598349eb4a7/Gianforte-wins-US-House-race-day-after-charged-with-assault), only a day after allegedly body-slamming (http://mashable.com/2017/05/24/gianforte-reporter-body-slam-political-montana-election/#cQ3nWvBs8TqN?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) The Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs on Wednesday.

SEE ALSO: Listen to the audio of a Republican candidate for Congress bodyslam a journalist (http://mashable.com/2017/05/24/gianforte-reporter-body-slam-political-montana-election/)


Thank you, Montana. I am humbled by this incredible ho**r. I will always be on Montana's sidepic.twitter.com/yZtYbPtRAl (https://t.co/yZtYbPtRAl)

— Greg Gianforte (@GregForMontana) May 26, 2017 (https://twitter.com/GregForMontana/status/867971394117656576)



Gianforte was charged with misdemea**r assault (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/24/greg-gianforte-bodyslams-reporter-ben-jacobs-montana) following the incident. He apologised to Jacobs and the Fox News crew who witnessed the incident in an address to supporters in the wake of the win on Thursday night. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/26/greg-gianforte-wins-montana/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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